John Salazar

6 days ago | spectrumlocalnews.com | John Salazar

TEXAS — The deportation of Kilmar Abrego Garcia from the United States to El Salvador continues to receive national and international attention. The Salvadorian native was under protective court order by an immigration judge who ruled Garcia could not be removed from the U.S. because of credible fear of persecution. Regardless, the Department of Homeland Security, operating under White House policies, placed Garcia on a plane with other migrants to El Salvador.

2 weeks ago | spectrumnews1.com | John Salazar

TEXAS — At a Michigan rally resembling the campaign trail on Tuesday, President Donald Trump celebrated the 130,000 deportations carried out in his first 100 days in office with a supportive crowd. Some of those deportations have come under intense scrutiny by civil rights attorneys, immigrant advocates and family members of the deported.

Jan 13, 2025 | spectrumlocalnews.com | John Salazar |Craig Huber

AUSTIN, Texas  —  The Texas Supreme Court on Monday will hear arguments in Attorney General Ken Paxton’s claim that the nonprofit Annunciation House in El Paso is operating a migrant stash house. The case has been in and out of courts for a year.

Apr 1, 2024 | spectrumlocalnews.com | John Salazar

EL PASO, Texas — Another mass migration caravan is headed north for the U.S. southern border. Approximately 2,000 migrants began their journey in late March from Tapachula, Mexico, located on the Guatemala border. As of Monday, Spectrum News 1 has learned the group is headed to Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, the sister city to El Paso, Texas. The route shown above is from Voir Dire International., a Houston-based group that has been tracking mass migration events for the last few years.

Mar 28, 2024 | spectrumlocalnews.com | John Salazar

LAREDO, Texas — Three dozen members of Congress sent a letter to U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas requesting an immediate fix to never-ending software problems and other identified issues with the CBP One app.